STOUFFVILLE, ON – For the past 11 months, 13-year-old Mike Vincec has competed in his high powered First Kart across North America. Focusing on the Snap-On Stars of Karting Championship (SoK) and the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship (SRFKC), Vincec filled his off weekends with several other national and regional level events.
Competing in 52 finals throughout the ’04 season, Vincec and his BIG Race Team scored nine feature wins, 19 podium positions, 29 top fives and 45 top ten results. Competing in the entire Stars of Karting Championship, Vincec carded the 10th place position in the Eastern championship with a strong run at the season finale finishing in 7th place.
Vincec and his BIG Race Team also competed in all five rounds of the SRFKC fairing extremely well. Doing battle in the Formula Junior, Rotax Junior and Junior Heavy classes, Vincec had his SRFKC weekends jam packed. The young Canadian had ups and downs throughout the season including his demanding 80cc shifter victory at Mosport to his carburetor problems in Sutton which forced him to retire from the pole before receiving the green flag.
With four wins and five top five results, Vincec claimed the runner up position in both the Formula Junior and Rotax Junior classes as well as 4th place in the Junior Heavy category. In the latter half of the ’04 season, Vincec hooked up with First Kart tuner Mike Maurini and the duo claimed several victories and podium positions together. Vincec also claimed the $500 GM Winners Circle Award at the SRFKC which was presented to the driver judged to have displayed outstanding competition skills and sportsmanship.
Never wanting to take a weekend off, the BIG Race Team went to their local Mosport Kart Club to gather as much seat time as possible and to perform some testing for the National series events. Garnering several victories through out the year, Vincec was a threat to take the checkered each and every time he was on the track. When the season came to a close in early October, Vincec managed a 5th and 6th place result in the Junior Heavy and 80cc Junior classes respectively.
The Stouffville, ON resident plans to start off the ’05 season the same way he did in 2004. The BIG Race Team will travel south to Daytona Beach, FL to compete in the World Karting Association (WKA) season opener which will take place in the infield of Daytona International Speedway.
“2004 was a good year for me but I am ready to get on with 2005,” explained the excited Vincec. “It will be tough, but I know that we can run up front and contend for victories and championships in every race and series that we compete in.” With the ’05 schedule not yet finalized, Vincec is expected to announce competition in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship, the WKA Manufactures Cup and the Snap-On Stars of Karting Championship.
In '05 Mike will continue on in the junior category as 2006 will be a senior option year for the young Canadian. Vincec will go all out and compete for several championships in most of the pro series across the nation. With big plans and tons of potential, Vincec is a name that you will hear a lot of in the next 12 months.
Mike Vincec would like to thank BIG Racing, Pilot Race Gear, GoDecalZone.com, First Kart North America, Arnold Engines, Hi-Tech Performance Race Engines, TXM Race Engines, The ATC Corral, Cosmo Communications and Tri-V Manufacturing.
For more information on Mike Vincec and the BIG Race Team, please contact Team Manager Mary Vincec from the information on www.mikev.ca.
By Mike Maurini, 416-678-4939, autosportsmedia@earthlink.net
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